Most acoustic panels exist as a necessary evil. You know the type: thick foam squares in aggressive wedge shapes, usually in black or grey, installed in a recording studio or conference room with zero consideration …
The Restaurant Made of Mud and Marine Waste Is Drop-Dead Gorgeous
When you hear “shipping container restaurant,” you probably picture a food truck-adjacent setup with exposed steel walls and Edison bulb string lights. Petti, a restaurant in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, is nothing like that. Designed by …
5 Libraries That Look Nothing Like Libraries (And Are Better For It)
In a world shaped by AI, constant notifications, and shrinking attention spans, focused reading has become harder to protect. Distractions are no longer just external; they are embedded in the very tools you use every …
LOOPGEAR’s Dual-Beam 5000 Lumen EDC Flashlight Also Doubles As A 12V Laptop Power Bank
Flashlight manufacturers love to brag about lumen counts, but raw output means very little when the beam profile can’t match the task at hand. A spotlight punches distance but leaves your peripheral vision in the …
This Nova Scotia Home Floats Above the Land on Steel Legs and Changes Nothing Beneath It
There’s a certain restraint in the decision to let a building hover. Not every architect earns that move. Along the rugged Atlantic coastline of Nova Scotia, Canadian studio Omar Gandhi Architects has completed the East …
Smart Concept #2 reimagines the iconic city car as a fashion-forward electric micro-mobility commuter
Smart has always had a knack for making the smallest cars feel like big ideas. The original two-seater wasn’t just about transportation; it was a statement about how little you actually need to move through …
Oberhauser’s Balloon Is the Most Beautiful Lamp Made of Concrete
The first time I came across the Oberhauser Balloon, I genuinely thought I was looking at a sea creature. That rough, porous sphere covered in glowing craters looks less like a lamp and more like …
The Dog Bowl Designed to Keep Your Pet Guessing
Most slow feeders work exactly once. You put one down, your dog spends a week figuring it out, and then mealtime goes back to being a five-second vacuum session. If you’ve ever watched a dog …
The Whistler Home That Looks Like It Fell From the Mountain
There are mountain homes, and then there is the Hadaway House. Perched on a northwest-facing slope in Whistler’s exclusive Sunridge neighbourhood, this 4,497-square-foot residence by Patkau Architects reads less like a chalet and more like …
Volocopter makes comeback with VoloXPro that combines proven design with New eVTOL tech
Volocopter has launched a new eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-off and Landing) multicopter called VoloXPro that has some new impetus but rides on tested configurations from the company’s previous design. The German aerospace firm envisions the …